The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-01
Loca, and Miscellaneous Notes.

William E. Savige to-day takes the agency Of
the Vandalia at Pecksburg.
A A. Allen, who has been assistant general
manager of the Wisconsin Central for number
of years. to-day takes the position Of general
superintendent of the road.
Jan. 2 number of roads will be taken out of
the hands OF receivers, among the number the
J.. B. & W., the Philadelphia e. Reading and the
Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia.
The Decline and the l. B. & W. give notice
that they will follow the Chicago roads r longer
In the reduction of livestock rates, and will with
! draw from this class of traffic unless paying
rates prevail
Rate cutting seems to be the order Of the day
in all directions Competitors of the L., N, A.
& c. are complaining that the latter is. cutting
rates north into northern Michigan, and on lum-
Der coming south as we'll
The present season the Cincinnati. Wabash &
Michigan has turned to the Bee line at
lluncie, nearly 1.600 carloads of lum Der shipped
from northern Michigan. About 1000 carloads
went East into Ohio via Union City and Dayton
On SATURDAY. night a anecial train will bring
the officers of the Lake Erie e. Western road and
their Office equipments from Bloomn eton this
city, and on Monday next they will occury their
new offices in the building the company has
just completed on East Washington street
1t is stated that the rails that the Union Rail-
way Company laying their system
of tracks are the best rails which have ever been
put down IN this country. Thew weigh eighty
pounds to the yard. are Edgar Thomson
make, and after a pattern suggested by Vice
President McCrea or the PenDsylTania Com
pany.
general manager attributes the remarkable
growth of business east and west roads
crossing Indiana. more to the development of
the Southwest than TO the more common belief
that il is done at the expense of the Chicago
lines. He expresses the opinion that the in
crease will be even more marked the coming Eve
years.
The Erie Despatch. operating over the lines
Of the Pennsylvania Company west aud over
the Michigan Central and Nickel-pafe, gives
notice that and after Dec. 3, the required ten
days elapsing. the present fixed EXPORT tariff
rates win be abrogated. After that date the full
tariff rates. whatever they may be, to the sea-
board will be charged, and ocean rates, whatever
they may be. will be added thereto
It is stated that d. J. Mackey, president of
the Peoria, Decatur s. Evansville road, is still
sanguine that in time matters will take such a
turn that he will be able to secure control of the
J., D. & S road. and thus establish a line into
Indianapo making the P, D. 6 E road
much more valuable property. IL Ia no secret
that he has. for the third time. approached
President Hammond of the l., d. g. s., on the
subject
Parties interested in the building of the pro-
iected Atlantic s. Mississippi road, which ia to
run from Fort Wayne TO ST. Louis, were In the
city yesterday in conference with the steel roll
g-nill men TO what terms they would fur
nish the rails for the road. It is proposed TO lay
II with sixtv-poun1 to- tbe-vard rail. The par
ties say that without doubt the road will be
brilt They promised large subsidies and
claim TO have Capitalists with whom they can
place their bonds whenever they need money.